12-13 November: Make Way for the Cavalry

"When SSG Terry’s tank was re-armed and filled to the top with JP8, we grabbed what was left of hot chow off the back of a 5-ton and headed back to the stronghold area just north of Isabel to get ready for another night of fighting.

I reviewed the events today. We spent all night last night desperately trying to staying awake along PL Isabel without actually advancing. Again we were waiting for the Marines to catch up. Secondly, we knew the enemy couldn’t fight at night, so we really didn’t need to assault at night. We just had to defend. That’s exactly what we did last night. We held our ground, didn’t encounter any enemy. Defending is easy when you can see the enemy in night vision AND in thermal vision. You can just sit there and see everything. It’s almost like a superpower Bad guys will try to hide in the bushes and you can see them squatting like sitting ducks. And then you shoot them dead. Then the next guy creeps up and hides in the same place. And you shoot him too. This will go on for about 4 or 5 guys until the little group is annihilated. And at daybreak, we began offensive operations again. But this time, TF2-2 underestimated the enemy’s ability to wait for the right moment to strike."
Armor Geddon